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As the leading research institute in New Mexico, UNM strives to recognize its student and faculty research initiatives. Now, thanks to a generous donation, University Libraries is awarding six undergraduate students with the inaugural Jim and Mary Lois...

The department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of New Mexico presents the 2nd annual Stuart A. Northrop Distinguished Lecturer: Susannah Porter, who will give a lecture titled “Tiny Vampires and Living Fossils: The Record of Early Life...

The 1960s were a time of social activism, with the idea of “changing the world” a prevalent way of thinking. It was a decade of revolution that shaped many – including Dr. Barbara McCrady, Distinguished Professor of Psychology and the director of The...

The Biology Department at The University of New Mexico hosts its 27th annual Research Days and Open House Thursday and Friday, March 22-23. This annual event is a presentation of student research showcasing their discoveries and celebrating education in...

The reservoir was demolished, the rubble was cleared and preliminary foundation work began weeks ago in preparation for a day that was more than two decades in the making at The University of New Mexico – the official groundbreaking of a new facility...

At the Arclight Cinema in Hollywood, there’s a café that plays only instrumental music from movie soundtracks, and it makes for quite a unique dining adventure. From one moment to the next, your meal transforms into something sad, epic, romantic – all...

The science of today is the technology of tomorrow. What happens when technology demands something we have yet to achieve? Researchers from The University of New Mexico have teamed up with Sandia National Laboratories to address this very question that...

Chaos is never a good thing, whether it involves a messy room or messy waveforms. It is the latter that is the chief focus of a University of New Mexico researcher. Zhen Peng, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering,...

After a competitive nationwide search, Arash Mafi, associate professor of physics and astronomy, has been named director of the Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM), The University of New Mexico’s hub for photonics and nanotechnology. Prior to...

For years, scientists have long wrestled with the control and manipulation of light, a long-standing scientific ambition with major implications for the development of technology. With the growth in nanophotonics, scientists are making gains faster than...